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StarboardEdge's avatar

Hiya Bill -

"“Oh…bon…take off your clothes,” she directed.

Slightly embarrassed, we did as bade. She inspected with a magnifying glass."

There's a great joke in there somewhere, but I'm not gonna look for it...

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Brian Clavin's avatar

A similar Truth is playing out here in the South West of England.

And it is made, accidentally, worse by the incoming second home owners and retirees who have pushed house demand and thus prices to absolutely unbelievable levels. ( they are mostly nice people who have or are still working hard to be successful and want their little piece of this truly gorgeous part of the World. )

The inadvertent result is house prices that are as expensive as Toney part of London)

On a positive note, there are actually quite a few young local young men who have chosen to learn a Trade and who are inherently hard/smart workers.

The Young Plumbers, Electricians, Carpenters, Painters, Stone Masons, Roofers, Landscapers and similar are incredibly valuable to the community and they are treasured by everyone here.

But i cringe when i think of how hard it must be to get on the property ladder and raise 1 or 2 young ones on a Tradesman’s salary when compared to the Hedgie/Private Equity/ Property/Techology/ Venture Capital ( Substack Titans 😉)participants and beneficiaries who want to play and pay here.

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